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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§             THE ALVAR FIELDS             §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§             ¤¤¤#@#@#@#@#@¤¤¤             §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ FROM   NORTH   TO  SOUTH,   THIRTY   ODD §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ KILOMETERS.  FROM  WEST  TO  EAST,  FOUR §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ THOUSAND METERS. FROM TOPSOIL TO  STONE, §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ A  FOOT OR  TWO. NO ROOTS CAN FESTER, NO §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§             DUST CAN LINGER.             §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ HERE  IS  EARTH, CLAY,  AND  STURDY  LOW §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ PLANTS.  BUSHES  FRAME  THE  STRIP.  THE §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ EARTH  IS BARE  IN PATCHES AS  LARGE  AS §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§               YOU AND ME.                §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ CROSS IT TO GET  TO THE OCEAN,  OR DON'T §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
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